William hall



entre @anni Leners Patent No. 90,530, dated Mag) 25, 1869.

SEATING-ROD AND STOOL.

The Schedule referred tn-in these Lettera Patent and making part oi thelama,

lo decla-re that the following is n. truc and accurate descriptionthereof, reference being had to the acdrmvings, und to thc letters ofreference volnpnnyiug and being a part of this specifixnzn'lied thereon,cation.

Figure 1 is u. view of my invention, extended for a. skutiugn'od.

Figure 2 isV the sanne, closed for a. seat.

Likeletters indicate likerpnrts in cach figure.

'lhe object of this invention is the construction of n rofl io he usedin sko.fting,.so arranged that when extended it may he used es u,balancing-pole, or a skating-rod, :nid when closed, may be used for a.seat. The rod is made in more or less sections, each Enough sumllcl thunthe other, and l10ll0W,'s0 that the sections will close in upon eachother, teleseopicnlly.

A sont isprovided and secured properly to one end of" the rod, and a.strap is so attached as to fo'rm a loop, which n novice may. grasp, tosustain himself while receiving instruction in skating,dwhile hisinstructor grasos theother end of the rod. Y A, in the drawings,represents the rod, mede in'as many hollow sections ns may be desired,and so oonstrueted that the seetionswill slip into each othertelescopically.

B is a sent, properly secured to one end of the rod, and moy-beupholstered, if desired. f

C is a strap, secured to the seat to form a. loop, as describedheretofore.

D is e foot, secured at the opposite end of the rod, and may be providedwith a spur or spurs, E, to prevent slipping on the ice.

The operation of this device is so simple, that a description thereof isnot deemed necessary.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The rod A, when constructed as, described, and

provided with seat B, strep C, and foot D, and operating substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.-

v WILLIAM HALL, JR.

Witnesses:

F. P. BROWN, A. W. PRESTON.

